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Blue Boy commented on the post, The best opening lyrics on a debut album are… 5 days, 8 hours ago
‘A wop bop alu bop, a wop bam boom!’
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Blue Boy commented on the post, They’ve got the same name… 5 days, 15 hours ago
Liverpool Cathedral has a Canon Myles Davies who so far as I know is not a legendary jazz trumpeter
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Blue Boy commented on the post, They’ve got the same name… 5 days, 15 hours ago
Theresa May and Teresa May. NSFW – either of them.
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Blue Boy commented on the post, One side only… 5 days, 16 hours ago
Wait – CDs have two sides?
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize 5 days, 19 hours ago
Only ones I’ve got are Jennifer Higdon’s Violin Concerto which was written for violinist Hilary Hahn who then recorded it with the Royal Liverpool Phil; and Copland’s Appalachian Spring which is unquestionably the […]
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize 6 days, 8 hours ago
You’re not alone in that reaction – I knew it existed but couldn’t have named a single winner without resort to Wikipedia
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize 6 days, 8 hours ago
And if you want to read some alternative views have a look at the comments below this post on a classical music website and weep…
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Blue Boy wrote a new post, Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize 6 days, 8 hours ago
There’s been a bit of a stir over this year’s Pulitzer Prize for music. It’s almost always awarded to a classical composition – winners have included Samuel Barber, John Adams, Steve Reich and Elliott Carter, with […]
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Blue Boy commented on the post, The Searchers call it a day… 1 week, 5 days ago
Lovely post. My first boss worked in the concert business and had seen and worked with them all. The one time I saw him genuinely starstuck was when he found himself standing next to John McNally at the bar. I saw […]
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Blue Boy wrote a new post, Tickets for Courtney Marie Andrews 1 week, 5 days ago
22/04/2018
I have two tickets for Courtney Marie Andrews at Gorilla Manchester on 22 April which I can’t use now (am going to the Liverpool gig instead). Anyone like them? They’re £14.70 each but […]
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Commonwealth Games – anyone give a rat’s? 2 weeks ago
It’s an odd event alright, and I’ve hardly seen any of it because of the timings. But I was in Manchester when they had the Games in 2002 and it was brilliant – there genuinely was a great atmosphere all over the […]
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Greatest female vocalists 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Absolutely, I’m with you there. Never understood the antipathy to Eurythmics – one of the best bands of their generation I reckon.
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Greatest female vocalists 2 weeks, 1 day ago
In that territory it’s Linda Thompson for me every time
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Greatest female vocalists 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Oh, and Billie Holliday of course.
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Greatest female vocalists 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Nina is a good call, though I think her brilliance is not just her singing, but the combination of it with songs like I Wish I Knew and Four Women – it’s her interpretation of such powerful lyrics that’s utterly […]
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Musical moonlighting! Should composers diversify or are they simply Baching up the wrong tree? 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Hauschka recorded the album Silfra a few years ago – its a really interesting collaboration with the brilliant American violinist Hilary Hahn, better known for playing Bach but someone who has always been w […]
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Your Last Three Offline Purchases 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Today
A pair of Levi’s from House of Fraser
Novels by Jon McGregor and Sally Rooney from Waterstones
Box of candles from Wilko.Living the dream….
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Your last three online purchases 2 weeks, 4 days ago
1. Home brew kit – London Pride recipe since you ask
2. DVD of BBC series of Middlemarch for Mrs BB as she’s just finished the book
3. A case of wine on one of those irresistible offers in the Sunday papers […]
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Your last three online purchases 2 weeks, 4 days ago
‘A more is more kinda gal’. That’s my favourite kind…
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Blue Boy commented on the post, Friday night. Week done. Chill time. Curry. Beer. DeeVeeDee. You? 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Mushroom risotto, Van, couple of beers, Homeland on catch-up, and looking forward to the weekend. Nice.
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